I read reviews of other Nesspresso frothers indicating that the milk does not get more than luke warm. To what temp will the frother heat?
35520
the milk gets hot enough for a beverage , but the milk does not get the yummy scorched flavor from a real steamed milk. but this is quick and easy and quiet which can work in an office situation
35521
At first I thought the milk was luke warm (never temped it). Then I found a solution. Simply heat your coffee cup! Fill your coffee cup with very hot water and let it sit while you prepare your drink. Then dump the water out of your cup before adding espresso and milk. Piping hot latte every time!
35522
I never took the chance to get the temperature. But it only gets the milk warm and not hot as opposed to using a steam wand. I returned this machine and got me the Gaggia classic. Can't beat fresh made coffee.
35523
The frother I have heats the milk/cream to an adequate temp. I don't know what the temp is but I am really happy with mine.
1896262
The frother has a temp gauge so it won't froth if the milk is already warm.
91464
This item is not meant to be heated and, in my experience, hot milk does not froth as well as cold milk. You would pour cold milk in the frother, move the plunger up and down in quick succession for about 30 seconds, until you feel pressure from the frother (it becomes more difficult to move the plunger). This means that the milk has frothed. It is still cold, but has a wonderful consistency, that of whipped cream, and once you mix it with the coffee, it warms up. It's a wonderful daily, small luxury. I would never put this product on an induction stove top, or any other stove top.
1673755
I usually have a latte, adding hot milk, so not so sure. I do find when I go back for the second cup it can use a little warming.
116682
I use mine every day to froth 8 oz of milk. You can froth less. Over the 2 years I've used it, I found it's most efficient to scald the cold milk in the microwave (in my case, for 2 minutes) before putting it into the frothed. It's nice and hot when I use it to make my daily hot chocolate. If I were using it to make a latte or a cafe au'lait, I'd probably put about a 1/3 cup of cold milk in the frother and add it to the hot coffee.
1070537
Use very cold milk and make sure the frother machine is not warm to the touch. Also try 2% or 1% milk.
592376
True. Once you make ALL the espressos you need, then you can froth the milk (for a latte/capuccino). I preheat the cup with hot tap water prior to making the espresso. I also microwave the milk (about 2 oz. per drink) for 20 sec prior to using the steamer. I then steam the milk for about 30 sec. All this helps, and the delicious taste of the dark roast ilespresso makes me not care that the drink is NOT piping hot.
1924032
The aerocino 3190 heats and froths the milk. The plus does that but also makes cold froth. I would suggest that you check out the aerocino 3: hot or cold froth, more capacity, extremly quiet and very easy to clean.
1417281
I made a latte this morning and with an instant read thermometer it came back at 146 degrees F. That was after the cup was warmed with boiling water as well. Not sure what a Lungo or espresso would come back as.
2077310
The temperature is adjustable from a cold stir up to 160 degrees plus. I don't know how much froth you'd get if you used the cold setting but it wouldn't heat the milk.
72977
I'm guessing 110 degrees F, because that's the temperature that the milk is cooled to before adding the culture and placing in the device. Hope it works for you. I love mine.
1417280
I apologize for not giving a more clear answer. I've never had coffee from a Vertuoline so I can't comment on it. But I've made close to one hundred lattes on my De'Longhi machine and have been happy with the temperature of coffee and milk with every cup. I haven't ever measured the temperature of the espresso and steamed milk made from my machine. And I don't own a thermometer to do it--or I would measure it and give you the results. But I drink several lattes each week--and sometimes each day--from Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, etc., and the temperature of the milk and espresso made by my machine seems to be the same--if not very close--to those. I apologize for not giving a more clear answer. I've never had coffee from a Vertuoline so I can't comment on it. But I've made close to one hundred lattes on my De'Longhi machine and have been happy with the temperature of coffee and milk with every cup. I haven't ever measured the temperature of the espresso and steamed milk made from my machine. And I don't own a thermometer to do it--or I would measure it and give you the results. But I drink several lattes each week--and sometimes each day--from Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, etc., and the temperature of the milk and espresso made by my... » Read More I apologize for not giving a more clear answer. I've never had coffee from a Vertuoline so I can't comment on it. But I've made close to one hundred lattes on my De'Longhi machine and have been happy with the temperature of coffee and milk with every cup. I haven't ever measured the temperature of the espresso and steamed milk made from my machine. And I don't own a thermometer to do it--or I would measure it and give you the results. But I drink several lattes each week--and sometimes each day--from Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, etc., and the temperature of the milk and espresso made by my machine seems to be the same--if not very close--to those. « Show Less
1644767
if you are trying to froth milk for coffee you can choose either to heat it or not. For heating the time to completion obviously varies depending on how warm the milk is at the beginning and how much milk there is in the frother. it would take less time if you did not want to heat it but either way it is less than a minute. Not sure about the 12 oz part. We just make enough to cover top of coffee
1053094
Mine works fine. Frothy and the ideal warmth. If still within warrant, Nespresso will replace quickly.
658702
I always heat the milk to about 180 (in the microwave) before making yogurt and then let it cool down to around 100 - 110 before adding the starter. I've never tried not heating the milk.
1989988
Warm the milk, keep the frother at the top of the liquid......and we tip the cup a bit as we froth. Sometimes it doesn't froth for us either.
1900148
I've used the components of the cappucino and hot chocolate together and it's pretty good (although it ain't no Starbucks, ya know?). But I must say, I'm debating returning the thing, as well. The temperature of the beverage is lukewarm, and the coffee tastes watery and burnt, although there was a post in here about a suggested remedy. I also agree with the recent post about feeling remiss diiscarding those discs that will decompose around the year 20,000. Does anyone know if there's a calorie/fat mesurement on the creamer that's used for the cappucino?